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Social Distortion sign to Epitaph
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 18 May 2010
Long-serving Californian punks Social Distortion have announced that they have signed a new deal with Epitaph to release their first studio album since 2004.
Revealing the news, frontman Mike Ness told CMU: “We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go. Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We’ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we’ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph feels like the right home for us. We’re looking forward to taking this step forward, opening some new doors with this upcoming album and this next chapter of Social Distortion”.
Epitaph owner Brett Gurewitz added: “My relationship with Mike goes way back to the beginnings of our careers in the LA music scene. Through the years Social Distortion have been a matchless voice in American rock and roll and I couldn’t be more thrilled to play a part in the next chapter for this great band”.
The band’s as-yet-untitled seventh album was recorded in March and is set for an autumn release.
